News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission issues statement condemning violent images in Serbian media
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BELGRADE, 10 December 2004- Faced with the increased number of front pages and news broadcasts featuring explicit images of victims of crime and of all forms of violence, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro calls on all professional and...
OSCE Office sponsors computer system to enhance police effectiveness in Baku
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BAKU, 10 December 2004- A new computer system which allows district police departments to build a common database of violations, accidents and crimes, started working today in Baku. Created with the help of the OSCE Office...
OSCE Office presents study on development of Armenia's remote Syunik province
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
KAPAN, ARMENIA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday released the report of a year-long study of the social-economic development of Armenia's most remote province, Syunik. The paper was...
OSCE Office awards journalists for reporting on environmental issues in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
YEREVAN, 10 December 2004- Eleven journalists from different regions of Armenia were today awarded prizes for their reporting on environmental issues in a competition run by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The competition, for TV and...
OSCE Presence in Albania commemorates Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Days
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
TIRANA, 9 December 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania has today issued the following statement: "The OSCE Presence in Albania commends the efforts of all...
OSCE Mission issues statement on media situation in Serbia
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
BELGRADE, 9 December 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today issued the following statement: "Following the local elections held in Serbia on 19 September, newly established local authorities have...
OSCE Mission Head presents work of anti-trafficking agency
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
BELGRADE, 9 December 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today presented to the diplomatic community the work of the Agency for Co-ordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human...
OSCE Mission helps plan future of police training in Serbia
Publishing date: 7 December 2004
BELGRADE, 7 December 2004- Some 150 domestic and international experts gathered in Belgrade to assess progress in reforming police training in Serbia and discuss plans for the future, including the new Law on Police Education. The two-day event...
International experts highlight environment and security challenges in Central Asia's Ferghana Valley
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 6 December 2004- Central Asia's most populated area, the Ferghana valley, faces serious environmental challenges that may aggravate existing tensions between communities, says an international expert team after conducting an in-depth...
OSCE/ODIHR issues its recommendations for the repeat second round presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
WARSAW, 6 December 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued a set of recommendations today that calls on the authorities of Ukraine to address a number of issues of concern prior to the re-run of the second round of...